Deschutes County health officials urge residents to take steps for healthy holiday season
Deschutes County Health Services encourages residents to incorporate COVID precautions into holiday…
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Trump met with boos after revealing he received Covid-19 booster
By Dan Merica, CNN Former President Donald Trump was booed by a portion of an audience in Dallas on Sunday when he said he had received a Covid-19…
Continue Reading Employers had a rough 2021. Now here comes Omicron
By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business This year didn’t go as planned for employers. With the introduction of vaccines in late 2020, many were hoping…
Continue Reading Moderna booster shot increases antibody levels against Omicron, company says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Biotechnology company Moderna announced Monday that preliminary data suggests its half-dose booster shot increased antibody…
Continue Reading US could be in store for a ‘grim beginning’ to the new year, experts warn, as dual variants of Covid-19 spread
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants spreading across the nation as the new year approaches, health experts…
Continue Reading These are the latest Covid-19 postponements and cancellations in professional and college sports
By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs as…
Continue Reading Covid-19 was third leading cause of death in 2020, driving record rise in death rate and nearly two-year drop in life expectancy
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States in 2020, driving a record increase in the death…
Continue Reading 3 Democratic lawmakers announce positive Covid-19 tests
By Greg Clary, CNN Three Democratic members of Congress announced Sunday that they have breakthrough coronavirus infections. Sens. Elizabeth Warren…
Continue Reading TSA screens more than 2M passengers for third straight day, despite rise in Covid-19 cases
CNN By Sarah Fortinsky and Amir Vera, CNN Despite a rise in Covid-19 cases and new restrictions emerging across the country, travelers at US airports…
Continue Reading Omicron ‘is going to take over’ this winter, and Fauci says Americans should brace for a ‘tough few weeks to months’
CNN By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The United States is likely in for a hard winter as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreads rapidly,…
Continue Reading State senator dies a month after telling a local radio station he was sick with Covid-19 while in El Salvador
By Kay Jones, CNN A Washington state senator has died a month after confirming with a local radio station he was in El Salvador and sick with…
Continue Reading Biden to give Omicron-focused speech on Tuesday
By Kaitlan Collins and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden will give an Omicron variant-focused speech on Tuesday as the nation contends with higher…
Continue Reading For the second Christmas in a row, hospital workers will face the trauma of Covid-19 patient deaths
CNN By Travis Caldwell, Sara Sidner, Stephanie Becker and Dan Przygoda, CNN For the second year in a row, weary doctors and nurses on the front lines…
Continue Reading Appeals court lets Biden administration enforce vaccine rules for large employers
CNN, THE WHITE HOUSE By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,072 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,531, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading Marine Corps discharges 103 service members for refusing Covid-19 vaccine
By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Marine Corps has discharged 103 service members for refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine, as the military begins…
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Oregon health officials predict major hospitalization surge due to Omicron, strongly urge boosters
Despite only three confirmed cases so far of the highly contagious omicron variant in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown and health officials warned Friday that…
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Seahawks-LA contest delayed to Tuesday; several NFL, NHL, NCAA games postponed
Covid-19 is causing headaches for professional leagues and university sports programs, who find themselves faced with having to reschedule games or…
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Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, 909 new cases
There are 19 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,527, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading These are the latest Covid-19 postponements and cancellations in professional and college sports
CNN By Steve Almasy and Homero De la Fuente, CNN Covid-19 has become the main opponent of several professional leagues and university sports programs…
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